According to Nintendo, the delay is "in order to improve quality of the application and expand the content offerings after launch."

"As we endeavor to develop future planned applications, we will also focus on continued service operations for applications that have already been released so that consumers can enjoy playing them for a long time," Nintendo's statement adds.

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Mario Kart Tour will eventually add to Nintendo's current line up of mobile games which include Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Super Mario Run. In the past, rumors suggested that a Zelda mobile game could also be in the works.

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